Hybrid Transit Bus Wash with Water Recycling 2012

SECTION 11150
VEHICLE WASHING EQUIPMENT

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1.

SECTION INCLUDES
A. Design, supply and installation of a drive through, combination touchless and
friction, transit vehicle wash system.

1.2.

REALTED WORK
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1.3.

Site Work
Concrete
Electrical
Mechanical
The general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions, apply to the work detailed in this specification.

QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Experience: The system shall be produced by a manufacturer of established
reputation with a minimum of five (5) years experience supplying the specified
equipment in similar applications.
B. Installation: Provide a qualified manufacturers representative to supervise the
work related to equipment installation, check out and start up.
C. Training: Provide a technical representative to train Owners maintenance
personnel in the operation and maintenance of specified equipment.

1.4.

SUBMITTALS
A. General
1. This bid is for a custom engineered vehicle wash system for transit bus
fleet washing. The intent is to install a combination friction/touchless bus
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wash system that is capable of washing all of the Owners transit fleet
vehicles. All systems and designs must be prepared and engineered
following the Owners set design and engineering parameters. The bidders
must include all technical information, drawings and documentation as
listed herein. Information submitted has to be per theses requirements and
shall provide the Owner and/or the Owners representative adequate
information to make a complete evaluation of the proposed system and its
performance.
B. Shop Drawings
1. Site specific drawings for the wash system must be prepared and
submitted as requested, with a bill of materials. Include the following
drawings and items:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

h)
i)
j)

3-D view
Plan view
Side view with pit side view
End view
Wash system plumbing schematic
3-D piping view
Electrical layout
1. Provide UL listing card or equivalent document of a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory from the company building the
electrical panel(s) and attach with the electrical drawings
indicating that the electrical panels will be built to the required
standards (see section 11.10 Electric Control Panel).
Concrete layout
Equipment layout with bill of materials list for all supplied
components
Any connections to and from the bus wash system and any
modifications to the existing settling pits.

2. The submitted drawings shall be corrected for details after the completion
of the system installation for the as-built drawings.
C. Operations and Maintenance Manual
1. Operation and Maintenance Manual
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a)

b)

Assemble and provide copies of manual in 8.5 x 11 inch format.

Fold out diagrams and illustrations are acceptable. Manuals shall
be reproducible by dry copy method.
Operation and maintenance manuals shall be submitted with the
bid package.

D. Warranty
1. Submit standard manufacturer warranty documents as specified. Warranty
work specified herein is for one (1) year from the date of substantial
completion against defects in materials.
a)

1.5.

Defects shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Operation: Noisy, rough or substandard operation
2. Parts: Loose, damaged and missing parts
3. Finish: Abnormal deterioration

QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Supplier Qualifications
1. The supplier shall have been regularly engaged in the design and supply
of the type of equipment specified herein, for a period of not less than five
(5) years.
2. All bidders shall submit the following with their bid package:
a) A complete list of spinner and touchless heavy duty vehicle wash
systems manufactured and installed by the bidder. The list shall
include all such installations made by the bidder in the last five (5)
years, including the duration of service and application. Should the
reference list have more than twenty-five (25) names, a list of the
last twenty-five (25) installations shall suffice.
b) Provide the name of a contact person at each location that is
familiar with the operation and maintenance of the wash system.

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3. The wash system, high pressure cleaning systems, friction systems,

pumping stations and all electrical controls shall be designed and supplied
by one supplier.
4. All similar items shall be the products of one manufacturer.
B. Deviations
1. The equipment specified herein is based on the system specification
desired by the Owner. The Owner, however, shall not give a general
approval or approved equal status to a bidder, an equipment package, or
a manufacturer (including any manufacturers listed within this
specification). The sole basis or acceptance or rejection for the Owner
shall be the information and engineering designs submitted and their
compliance with this specification. Components may be substituted
individually if approval is granted by the Owner, but not the system or
supplier as a whole (Refer to Part 4, Section E, for modification
procedures). All bidders shall be given an equal opportunity to build their
system to meet the requirements of these specifications.
2. The system is based on the design of InterClean Equipment, Inc. 3939
Bestech Drive, Ypsilanti, MI 48197; 1-800-468-3725.
3. These specifications are not designed to limit the competition or limit the
equipment to any specific bidder. This specification may be modified and
altered from the listed system specifications as follows:
a) The concept of making the new system a combination of friction for
sides and touchless for front/rear cannot be substituted.
b) If the specification calls for no substitution the item(s) are
considered to be commonly available and shall be provided as
specified.
c) All specified GPM and PSI listed are minimums that must be met or
exceeded.
d) All specified materials are minimums and must be met or exceeded.
Lower grade material cannot substitute for higher grade material.
Material listing from the lowest grade to the highest grade is as
follows:
1. Galvanized steel (lowest acceptable for any application)
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e)
f)
g)
h)

i)

j)

2. Aluminum
3. Stainless steel 304
4. Stainless steel 316
The performance, where timing is specified (such as opening and
closing times), must be met or exceeded.
The performance, where sizing is specified (such as microns for
cyclone filter, pump intake filter, etc.)
Any other specific performance features must be met or exceeded.
The number of equipment packages, modules, number of pumps,
arches and all other components listed herein must be met or
exceeded.
All wash equipment and water recycling performance functions are
minimums that must be met or exceeded. All deviations from the
specified equipment performance must be fully documented with
drawings, engineering calculations, and clearly explained as to why
the proposed system meets and exceeds the specifications. The
responsibility to meet the specified performance shall be the bidders.
All proposed deviations from the specifications shall be supported by
contact names, phone numbers and email addresses where such
equipment has been in use in similar applications. Details on the
application with drawings shall be submitted with the bid package.

4. The above information must be complete in all detail and must provide the
Owner the basis for the proposed system evaluation. Based on the
information supplied and discussions with the contact persons named, the
engineer will determine the acceptability of the proposed supplier and the
equipment.
5. Regardless of the Owners approval for any deviations and/or changes,
the supplier is solely responsible or the performance of the supplied
equipment per these specifications.
6. If any part of the specification calls for components that are either
patented or available only for a single bidder, Owner shall approve the
substitution by the bidder whose component performs similar to the
patented system.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS

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2.1.

SCOPE OF WORK
A. To furnish a completely automatic, touchless and friction combination heavyduty vehicle wash and water reclamation system which washes, in drive
through mode, the front, roof, rear and sides of specified transit vehicles used
by Owner.
B. Front and rear of vehicles shall be washed without any friction. Sides of
vehicles shall be washed with friction. Washing the roof of the vehicle shall be
either touchless or friction.
C. The supplier shall be responsible for supplying the necessary equipment,
materials and service for the complete assembly and erection of the
equipment so it is ready for operation as indicated in these specifications.

2.2.

WASH SYSTEM OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE

A. Transit Bus Operation Mode
1. The bus enters the wash and receives full soap on front, sides and rear.
2. The bus enters the high pressure station. The front high pressure
(minimum 200 GPM at 320 PSI) washes only the front of the bus.
3. Once the front bus corner is reached, the high pressure is diverted to the
roof washing station only (minimum 80 GPM at 320 PSI).
4. Once the bus departs the high pressure station, the high pressure is
diverted to wash the rear of the bus (minimum 200 GPM at 320 PSI).
5. The wheel washing is activated at all times to clean the lower detail of the
vehicle (minimum 60 GPM at 300 PSI).
6. The brushes are activated only to wash the sides of the buses.
7. It is noted herein that the high pressure valves must be selected by the
bidder to meet the specified opening/closing speed (no substitution).
8. After bus leaves the high pressure/brush station, it receives the final rinse.

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B. The supplier is responsible for designing the equipment to satisfactorily wash

up to 30 vehicles per hour.
C. The vehicle wash shall be able to remove most of the visible heavy dirt
accumulation and road film from the Owners specified vehicles when they
are driven through the washer at 50 feet/minute. The evaluation of the
system capability to remove road film shall be determined only after the
vehicles have been completely washed and have dried.
D. The cleaning performance shall match and/or exceed those standards that
are prevailing in the touchless retail car wash industry.
E. No acids containing fluorides (HF or ABF) shall be allowed.
F. The supplier is solely responsible for the equipment performance.
Should the equipment not perform per these specification requirements, the
supplier shall modify, add and/or alter the equipment supplied at his own
expense until the performance is satisfactory. The Owner shall approve all
such changes. Should the performance criteria not be met after the changes
are made, the supplier shall remove the system at no cost to the Owner.
G. The vehicle wash system must be capable of washing vehicles up to 12 feet
in height, including the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
2.3.

Vans
Para-transit buses
Transit Buses
School buses

WATER RECLAMATION PERFORMANCE

A. The water reclamation system shall be capable of reclaiming water from the
vehicle washer and processing it by means of settling pits, in-line filters,
centrifugal filter systems and a bio-remediation system. The system must be
able to continuously supply and adequate amount of water for the highpressure pump regardless of traffic volume through the washer.
B. Regardless of technical specifications, the equipment supplier explicitly
assumes the responsibility to design the water reclamation system for the
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intended purpose and the supplier is familiar with all performance

requirements prior to bidding.

C. All water reclamation equipment located outside the wash bay area, including
the reclamation tank, high pressure pump, sump pump, aeration pump,
booster pump, cyclonic separators and all float switches must be mounted on
a single modular skid assembly.
D. The equipment module shall be tested for all plumbing connections (pressure
tested), all electrical circuitry, pump rotations and all component functions at
the factory prior to shipping.
E. The odors must be kept in total control without the use of any chemicals. The
guarantee that the system is built to control odors must remain valid after the
final acceptance for a period of three (3) years. Algae build-up in wash water
that results in objectionable odors is not acceptable by the Owner.
F. The above ground tanks or tanks must be of the self-cleaning type and shall
be designed not to accumulate any dirt build-up.
G. The bio-remediation system shall be included in the total system design, and
shall be designed to eliminate and/or reduce the total load of hydrocarbon
within the recycled water body. The system shall include at least the following
components:
1. Enzyme dispensing system
2. Accelerator dispensing system
3. Dissolved oxygen and aeration system
2.4.

MECHANICAL INTERCONNECTING PIPING

A. All field plumbing and mechanical work will be done by the Mechanical
Contractor or General Contractor, including:
1. Water and gas utilities up to and connecting to the equipment.
2. Interconnecting piping between various equipment components located in
the equipment room.
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3. Interconnecting piping between the equipment located in the equipment

room and the equipment located in the wash bay.
4. Furnish and installation of:
a) Exhaust duct for water heater
b) Backflow preventer
c) Underground plumbing (if required) to be laid when concrete pad is
being poured.

2.5.

ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTING WIRING

A. All field electrical work will be done by the Electrical Contractor or General
Contractor, including:
1. Electrical service up to and connecting to the equipment panel.
2. Interconnecting wiring between various equipment components located in
the equipment room.
3. Interconnecting wiring between the equipment located in the equipment
room and the equipment located in the wash bay.
4. Furnish and installation of:
a) Underground conduits (if required) to be laid when concrete pad is
being poured.

2.6.

WASH SYSTEM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

A. Chemical Arch Components
1. Timing of operation and position of the chemical arch shall be determined
by the manufacturer to provide optimum detergent penetration before
high-pressure/brush wash cycle.
2. The selected soap pump setup shall allow the Owner to manually adjust
detergent dilution ratios for the sides and the rear of the vehicle at

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independent variable output ratios from 1:20 to 1:100. This dilution ratio
must be able to be set using the pumps output indicator.

3. The system shall have at least a 1 HP water booster pump to ensure even
water pressure.
4. The chemical arch must be made of 1.25 inch stainless steel pipe,
compatible with selected detergents, and equipped with an adequate
number of nozzles to evenly apply hot water/detergent solution to front,
rear, sides and roof of the vehicle proceeding through the arch. The
design of the detergent arch shall allow immediate activation of the
nozzles upon arch activation by the vehicle. All arch piping and structures
must be stainless steel no substitution allowed. Piping from the
equipment room to the soap arch may be made of PVC or stainless steel.
5. The detergent arch shall have an Intensified Rear Detergent Feature. The
application of detergent to the rear of the vehicle shall be done via a
separate, stainless steel rear wash arch with its own soap pump. This arch
will be activated immediately after the vehicle has passed through the
detergent arch. The detergent concentration for the rear wash arch shall
be individually adjustable. The Intensified Rear Detergent arch shall be
controlled and operated by its own vehicle sensing device, solenoid valves
and chemical pumps.
6. All system functions are to be activated by photo eyes.
7. The chemical spray components located in the equipment room must be
assembled in a modular, wall-mounted assembly containing the following
components:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

Solenoid valves (two required)

Pressure gauge
Pressure regulator
In-line screen
Isolator ball valves for all components
Isolator ball valves to bypass water softener

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8. A water softener for the detergent arch is required to be included by the

supplier if the domestic water exceeds 3 grains of hardness. Should the
water softener not be needed, the supplier shall provide to the Owner
testing results proving the water hardness is acceptable (3 grains or
lower).
9. The detergent arch shall be supplied hot water through a hot water heater.
The heater shall be a minimum of 199,000 BTU.
B. The 4-Brush, Side Brush System
1. The system shall be equipped with a counter rotating, 4-brush stationary
brush wash system.
2. The system support structure must be a minimum 10 x 10 x
fabricated structure. This structure shall be stainless steel, hot dip
galvanized or aluminum.
3. The four stationary brushes must be a combination of soft foam type (also
known by the trade names Poly-Lite, Neo-Tex or Car-Lite) material and
conventional polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, or soft cloth material.
4. The roof mop shall be supported by the same structure as the brushes.
The roof mop shall be designed so as to not interfere with any mirrors or
other protrusions from the buses.
C. High Pressure Arch Assemblies
1. The front and rear wash shall each have a minimum flow rate of 200 GPM
at 300PSI.
2. It is solely the suppliers responsibility to design and build the high
pressure arches to meet the specified operational characteristics. The
supplier also has the responsibility to design the system to be safe for all
buses and still be able to adequately clean the front, sides and rear of
specified vehicles.
3. All water used by the high pressure arches shall be recycled water.

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4. All bidders are notified and shall be aware of the fact that the sides of
most transit buses are not well suited to be washed by high pressure due
to the issues related to the leakage of water inside the buses (high
pressure water penetrates inside of the bus). It is the suppliers
responsibility to design the system, taking this point into consideration, to
eliminate water penetration in to the bus interiors.
5. The supplier shall select the best-suited high pressure washing apparatus
for front and rear washing.
D. Wheel Wash System
1. The system shall have a high pressure wheel wash on each side.
2. The wheel wash for the buses shall be a minimum of 30 GPM at 300 PSI.
3. The supplier shall take in to consideration that the oil cooler fins on most
transit buses often get damaged by high pressure sprays. Therefore the
wheel wash system must be designed to avoid damage to the bus while
still performing adequate wheel cleaning.
E. High Pressure Valves
1. Switching between the front wash, side wash and rear wash high pressure
functions must be instantaneous. The minimum valve performance
functions must be met, no substitutions.
2. The high pressure switching from front to roof to rear must be based on a
vehicle travelling through the washer at one (1) mile per hour.
3. The high pressure wash shall use a series of co-axial 2-way valves with
the following features (no other type of valve shall be accepted as a
substitution):
a)
b)

The valve shall utilize a control tube that move linearly along the
same axis as the fluid flow.
The valve shall be pressure balanced so that operation is
unaffected by inlet pressure or pressure fluctuations.

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c)
d)
e)

Designed cycle life for the intended application shall be a minimum

of 500,000 cycles.
Adjustable switching time shall be 150 2,000 milliseconds.
The valves must have wear compensating seats.

F. Pumping Module
1. Pump: The high pressure pump shall be of the centrifugal diffuser type as
manufactured by ITT/Goulds Pump and shall be capable of producing
pressures up to 320 PSI. The pump shall deliver up to 240 GPM as
determined by the nozzle sizes.
2. Casing: The suction casing shall be 3.0 inch 250 lb. ANSI flat faced
flanged. It shall be oriented to right angles of the vertical center line when
viewed from the drive end. The discharge is 2.0 inch 600 lb. ANSI raised
face flange oriented on the vertical center line. The suction casing,
discharge casing, stage casings and diffusers are made of ductile iron,
free from blow holes, sand pockets, or other detrimental defects. Flow
passages are smooth to permit maximum efficiency. Pump shall be
equipped with external tie bolts to hold the radially split casing sealed by
O rings. The casing shall be capable of withstanding the hydrostatic test
pressure of 150% of the maximum pumping pressure under which the
pump could operate at the designed speed.
3. Impellers: The impellers are of the enclosed single suction type,
hydraulically balanced to minimize axial thrust loads. Each impeller is
individually keyed to the shaft. Impeller is to be made of bronze.
4. Stuffing Box: Packed type stuffing boxes shall be equipped with a
mechanical seal.
5. Shaft Sleeves: The shaft sleeve through the stuffing box is 11-13%
chrome stainless steel hardened to a minimum of 225 Brinnel and is
keyed to shaft.
6. Shaft: The shaft is standard carbon steel adequately sized for loads
transmitted.

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7. Bearing: The bearings are designed for an average life of 50,000 hours.
The outboard bearing is a deep groove type; the inboard bearings are of
the radial roller type with grease fittings.
8. Base: A steel base plate contains the mounting of the pump and motor,
which are carefully aligned and bolted in place prior to shipment. Final
alignment will be checked and certified after installation and prior to
operation by the user.
9. Coupling: The pumping module shall have a Jaw type coupling as
manufactured by Lovejoy or equal and includes a coupling guard.
G. Electric Motor
1. The electric motor shall be of the squirrel cage induction type suitable for
across the line starting.
2. The motor shall operate on 460 Volt, 3 Phase, 60 Cycle and be ODP with
a 1.15 service factor.
3. The motor shall be sized to not exceed the name plate horse power during
operation. The motor should be a minimum of 75 HP.
4. The 75 HP motor shall have a reduced voltage starter that monitors shaft
horsepower, detects and records low and high voltages and pump
cavitations.
H. Final Rinse Arch
1. The final rinse arch shall use fresh water.
2. Timing of operation and position of the rinse arch shall be determined by
the manufacturer to provide optimum rinse penetration after the wash
cycle.
3. The final rinse arches shall be made of 1.25 inch stainless steel (no
substitution) pipe and equipped with 25 pieces of dual, adjustable
Spraying Systems Swivel Nozzle Bodies QJ-8600 with Spraying Systems

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Diaphragm Check Valve Model 8360 to evenly apply fresh water to rinse
the front, sides, rear and roof of the vehicle proceeding through the arch.
I. Electric Control Panel and Components
1. The panel and controls must be built according to these specifications. No
substitutions shall be allowed. No PLC based control panel shall be
accepted as substitution. Any auxiliary panel reporting to the master
control panel may be based on PLC.
2. The industrial PC component shall be used as the HMI and process
controller for the proposed components and vehicle wash system. The
application software shall provide near real-time control of the entire wash
system. The PC is connected to a distributed I/O using an Ethernet
network.
3. The PC will be panel mounted onto a 4 x 5 x 1 electrical enclosure,
which also will house the electrical controls for the wash system. The PC
may be mounted in its own enclosure in an office environment. The PC
will provide the centralized infrastructure to enable simple and complete
integration with other systems, including modems, point-of-sale LANs,
video, wireless internet, smart card readers, and other systems. The PC
shall be compatible with Linux and Windows operating systems.
4. The application software shall be developed and provided by the supplier.
This software shall include the specified bus wash components and be
capable of future expansions. The application software shall be written
either for Linux or Windows based systems.
5. The wash software will provide the following:
a)
b)
c)

d)

GUI shall be intuitive to use by people without computer

experience. Little or no training should be required.
At program start up, all devices will be initialized to a known state.
All system settings, such as baud rates, parity, communications,
port configurations, etc., shall be reconfigurable without
necessitating the recompilation of the application software.
All user configurable settings shall be stored to disk using *.ini files,
the windows registry, or a database to remember settings between
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e)
f)

g)

h)

i)

j)
k)
l)

m)

reboots. These include all timing set points, alarm settings, and
communication settings.
Data being logged to disk shall be buffered and only physically
written to disk periodically to prolong the life of flash/hard drive.
All user actions shall be logged to disk with a time and date stamp.
User actions include: timing changes, placing the system into
auto/manual, changing options, or powering the system up/down.
Periodic polling of I/O may be initiated by either hardware or
software interrupts. All real-time processes, such as those required
for closed loop control, shall be hardware interrupt driven.
A hardware watchdog circuit shall be used in case the PC locks up.
The minimum timeout shall be 10 seconds. This circuit will be in
series with the E-stop circuitry.
Error handling must be provided for each and every line of code. It
is not necessary to alert the user of all errors, but all handled errors
shall be logged to disk.
Alarms should have user configurable delays to prevent nuisance
tripping.
Scanning intervals for all closed loop processes should be
executed <500 ms.
Terminal windows shall be provided for spying on any devices
communicating to the PC via Ethernet, RS232, etc. These will be
used for troubleshooting communications problems.
Failure of any single component shall result in disabling the entire
wash. For example, the system will not be allowed to wash vehicles
in a crippled state if a chemical pump motor overload trips.

6. The industrial control panel shall be manufactured and evaluated in

accordance with the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) standard 508A
(Industrial Control Panels). In addition, the panel shall be evaluated for
high capacity short circuit withstand and shall bear the appropriate UL
marks including the short circuit withstand value mark as part of the official
UL label.
7. Electric panels that are not UL approved are not acceptable.
8. The industrial control panel shall be designed for operation on a 460 Volt,
3 Phase, 60 Hertz system, with a short circuit capacity of 25,000 amperes
RMS Symm. Available at the incoming line terminals of the control panel.
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9. The industrial control panel shall be designed to meet the requirements of

the National Electric Code (NEC) Articles 430 and 670, and the National
Fire Protections Association (NFPA) Standard 79 (Industrial Machinery).
10. All push buttons, selector switches, pilot devices, system control and
access functions must be by Touch Screen Operator Interface Terminal.
J. Tire Guides
1. Tire guides shall be fabricated from 4 inch diameter, schedule 40 hot dip
galvanized pipe.
2. The tire guides shall run the full length of the wash system starting at the
earliest point and ending no more than 6 inches from the exit door frames.
3. The system shall have an angled entry. The ends of the rails are capped
and all headings are smoothly finished to prevent tire damage. Brackets
supporting the pipe shall be made of a minimum 3/8 steel plate that is
welded to concrete imbedded cleats or anchor bolted to the concrete.
4. The system shall have stainless steel skid plates to allow misaligned
buses to slide sideways for proper positioning.
5. The bidder must provide calculations and stress analysis of the tire guides
with the bid package proving that they will be able to carry the heaviest
possible single axle load of the Owners fleet.
2.7.

WATER RECLAMATION AND TREATMENT SYSTEM

A. Sump Pump
1. Sump pump shall be a self-priming type for transferring water from sump
pit to the above ground recycled water tank through the filtration system.
The minimum capacity shall be 300 GPM of cleaned water.
2. The capacity of the sump pump shall allow for the pressure losses from
two cyclone separators used in series. The GPM after the pressure losses
shall be greater than or equal to the high pressure wash water usage.
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3. The sump pump shall be designed to handle solids that will be found in
the reclaimed wash water.
B. Cyclone Separators
1. A minimum of two (2) cyclone separator systems are to be used in series
with at least one of them being in-line. The cleaned water from the first
cyclone shall pass through the second cyclone separator to ensure
maximum solid removal performance.
2. The cyclone centrifugal separators shall provide second and third stage
filtration.
C. Cyclone Solid Removal
1. Downflows (purge water containing solds) from the cyclone separators
shall be pumped back to the exit end of the trench pit with a solid handling
pump. The solid removal pump shall be activated when the cyclone
separators need to be purged.
2. Solid removal from cyclone separators by gravity alone shall not be
acceptable.
D. Aeration System
1. The aeration system shall supply air to the trench pit to prevent algae and
odor build-up. The system shall be designed to have no odors from algae.
2. Aerated water shall be evenly distributed throughout the pit, even when
the wash is not in operation.
3. No odor masking deodorants or other chemicals used to kill odors shall be
allowed.
E. Stainless Steel Pump Intake Filter

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1. A stainless steel intake filter screen shall provide first stage filtrations for
sump pump intake. The pump intake filter shall be InterScreen or engineer
approved equal.
2. The stainless steel intake filter screen shall be sized 0.015 or smaller.
3. The intake filter shall be made of stainless steel and shall have slotted
orifices. Wire mesh filters are not acceptable. Intake filters shall prevent
any dirt from clogging the recycled water spray nozzles under all
circumstances.
4. The intake filter screen shall be equipped with a high pressure backwash
system that is automatically activated to remove potential contaminants
from the filter surface.
F. Reclamation Tank
1. The reclamation tank shall be made of linear low-density polyethylene with
a minimum holding capacity to allow recycling of a minimum of 300 GPM
continuous operational flow.
2. The tank shall have a conical bottom with a minimum 35-degree slope
equipped with a 6 inch bottom manhole, float switch connection and other
required fittings. The tank shall be equipped with a steel support structure
with inch thick polyethylene continuous support for the cone part of the
tank.
G. Enzyme-Catalyzed Water Treatment System
1. A biological water treatment shall be included in the total system design.
The enzyme-catalyzed water treatment system shall be designed to
eliminate and/or reduce the total petroleum hydrocarbon loading within the
recycled water body. When used in conjunction with the specified
recycling equipment, the systems shall remove both organic contaminants
and inorganic particulate from the reclaimed water stream.
2. The enzyme-catalyzed water treatment system shall be equipped with an
automatic product injection system for the delivery of specialized biological
products. These biological products shall be specifically suited for wash
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water treatment applications, including degradation of petroleum

hydrocarbon components commonly found in vehicle wash systems. This
system will treat the reclaim wash water generated during the vehicle
wash process. The bulk of the treatment process shall take place in the
wash water pit, where continuous biological treatment of organic wastes in
the vehicle wash water shall occur.
3. The enzyme-catalyzed treatment system shall deliver a constant supply of
biological products, bio-enhancements, and oxygen to support the
degradation of organic constituents. The biological products and
enhancements shall be injected directly into the circulation/aeration
discharge pipeline of the recycling system, where they will then
subsequently be discharged into the wash water pit. Oxygen shall be
provided by the aeration pumping and mixing system.
4. The automatic product injection system shall consist of a low-flow injector
pump that injects biological products on a continuous basis. The injector
pumps shall have:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Operating temperature of 35 to 110 F

Product flow rate of 0.5 to 1.5 liters per day, adjustable
Product delivery by 3/8 inch diameter polyethylene tubing up to 10
feet in length
Two3/8 inch NPT polyethylene check valves
Two 3/8 inch compression fittings

PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1.

INSTALLATION, START-UP, TRAINING & SERVICE

A. Equipment shall be installed in accordance with manufacturers supplied
installation drawings.
B. Equipment supplier shall undertake the commissioning of the system and
make all required adjustments to ensure proper operation.
C. The equipment manufacturer shall start up the system. The Owner shall have
all operating personnel present during the start up and equipment training.
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D. The supplier shall arrange for an adequate amount of detergent to be

available for the performance testing.
E. The Owners personnel shall be trained for a minimum of five (5) hours in the
systems operation and maintenance.
F. The supplier shall provide the Owner with the names and addresses of all
local service and maintenance personnel to assist in future service.

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